Fulton in Whiteside County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fulton's First Home

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2023

1. Fulton's First Home Marker

Inscription. John Baker, Fulton's first permanent settler, arrived in 1835 and built his three-room log cabin and outbuildings nearby. He lived in amity with the Indians and kept a rude hostelry. Later Fulton's first doctors, Daniel and Lucinda Reed, made the cabin their home, practiced medicine and also entertained travelers.

Erected 1966 by Fulton Junior Woman's Club • Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 41° 52.208′ N, 90° 8.837′ W. Marker is in Fulton, Illinois, in Whiteside County. It is at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on 8th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 817 17th St, Fulton IL 61252, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martin House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ronald Reagan's Ancestral Family Plots (approx. 0.9 miles away); Modern Woodmen (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dement House (approx. one mile away); The Lincoln Highway – The nation's first coast-to-coast highway! (approx. one mile away); Illinois Lincoln Highway (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Illinois Lincoln Highway (approx. one mile away); Lincoln Highway (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2023

2. Fulton's First Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.